《风筝的由来(一)》The Origin of Kites 1
两千多年前的春秋时期,智者墨翟居住在鲁山。他看到飞鸟自由翱翔,便想制造能在空中飞行的器具。More than two thousand years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the wise Mozi lived in Mount Lu.Seeing the birds flying freely, he wanted to create a device that could fly in the sky.
于是,他花了三年时间,用木头雕琢出一只木鸟,取名“木鸢”。木鸢飞了一天便坠落了,但墨子的尝试为风筝的诞生埋下了种子。So, he spent three years carving a wooden bird named "Mu Yan."The Mu Yan flew for one day and then fell, but Mozi's attempt laid the foundation for the birth of the kite.
与此同时,另一位伟大的发明家鲁班也在探索飞行的可能性。Around the same time, another great inventor named Lu Ban was also exploring the idea of flight.
他用竹子代替木头,经过无数次改进,制成了“木鹊”。木鹊在空中飞翔了三天三夜,成为当时的一大奇迹。He replaced wood with bamboo and, after countless improvements, created the "Mu Que."The Mu Que flew for three days and nights, becoming a great wonder of that time.
就这样,风筝在两位伟大智者的独立而又平行的创新中诞生了。And so, the kite was born out of the independent yet parallel innovations of these two great minds.